INE 1031 - Basic Electronics

A. Batteries and power supplies

1.Describe the properties of a battery.

2. Demonstrate how a battery works.

3. Identify different types of batteries and power supplies.

4. Identify symbiology of batteries and power supplies.

B. Switches

1. Define the term switch.

2. Identify types of switches.

3. Demonstrate how different switches work.

4.Determine the state of different types of switches.

5.Identify symbology of different types of switches.

6.Explain the role of switches in a circuit.

C. Potentiometers

1. Define the term potentiometer.

2. Explain how a potentiometer works.

3. Identify the symbology of a potentiometer.

4.Demonstrate how a potentiometer creates resistance in a circuit.

D. Capacitors

1.Discuss the characteristics of capacitance.

2. Explain the effect of capacitance in an AC circuit.

3. Explain the relationship between voltage and current in a capacitor.

4. Demonstrate how to measure Farads or capacitance.

5.Explain how a capacitor works.

E. Resistors

1.Define resistance and unit of Ohms.

2. Identify the resistor reference designator code.

3.Identify resistor schematic symbols.

4.Demonstrate how resistors are used.

5.Describe power rating, tolerance, and number/letter codes.

F. Transistors

1. Explain how a transistor works.

2. Demonstrate the different configurations of a transistor (NPN/PNP).

3. Explain how a NPN transistor uses the base, emitter, and collector pins.

4.Explain how a PNP transistor uses the base, emitter, and collector pins.

G. Diodes

1. Explain how a diode works.

2. Define the difference between diode, cathode, and anode.

3. Explain the difference between a diode and light emitting diode (LED).